MSU Football Record Book

Results	Individual	Milestones	Yearly Leaders	Season Records	Team Game	Accolades
Year-by-Year	Rushing	100-yard Rushing Games	Total Offense	Rushing	Single Game	All Americans
Early Era (1924-30)	Passing	100-yard Receiving Games	Rushing	Passing	Postseason	All Region
Second Era (1946-56)	Receiving	200-yard Passing Games	Passing	Total Yards	Memorial Stadium	All Conference
Modern Era (1988-present)	Total Offense		Receptions	All Purpose		Special Honors
vs. Opponents	All Purpose		Scoring	Scoring		Academic Honors
Coaching Records	Scoring		Punting	Kicking
	Kicking		Kick Returns	Punting
	Punting		Punt Returns	Punt Returns
	Punt Return		Interceptions	Kick Returns
	Kick Return		Tackles	Interceptions
	Interceptions			Fumble Returns
	Fumble Returns			Tackles
	Tackles

Second Football Era

1946

Overall: 9-2

Coach: Thurman Jones

Date	Opponent	W/L	Score	Attend
	at Paris College	W	12-6
	Lamar	L	0-13
	Tarleton State	W	19-0
	North Texas	W	14-0
	Angelo State	W	13-8
	Kilgore College	L	7-16
	Hill College	W	31-7
	at Schreiner	W	27-0
	at Cameron	W	21-0
	at Sul Ross State	W	25-21
	Northeast Central Louisiana	W	33-0
			202-71

1947

Texas Conference Co-Champions

Overall: 7-4

Texas Conference: 4-2

Head Coach: Thurman Jones

Date	Opponent	W/L	Score	Attend
	North Texas	L	6-26
	at Texas A&M-Commerce	L	7-20
	Southeastern Oklahoma	W	46-0
	at Oklahoma City	W	19-7
	McMurry*	W	20-0
	at West Texas A&M*	L	0-39
	Howard Payne*	W	12-0
	Abilene Christian*	L	0-28
	Southwestern (Texas)*	W	15-13
	Austin College*	W	25-0

Kickapoo Bowl

D5	Central Arkansas	W	39-20	5,000
			189-153

The one and only Kickapoo bowl was played on Dec. 5, 1947, in Wichita Falls. Hardin College defeated Central Arkansas 39-20 before a crowd of 5,000 fans at Coyote Canyon.

1948

Overall: 4-5-1

Texas Conference: 3-2-1

Head Coach: Billy Stamps

Date	Opponent	W/L	Score	Attend
	Texas A&M-Commerce	L	12-13
	Southeastern Oklahoma	W	27-0
	Oklahoma City	L	13-21
	McMurry*	W	14-7
	West Texas A&M*	L	7-28
	Howard Payne*	L	7-19
	Abilene Christian*	T	7-7
	Southwestern (Texas)*	W	14-7
	at Austin College*	W	21-6
	at Trinity	L	13-33
			135-141

1949

Gulf Coast Conference Champions

Overall: 10-1

Gulf Coast Conference: 3-0

Coach: Billy Stamps

Date	Opponent	W/L	Score	Attend
S10	Eastern New Mexico	W	45-0
S17	Daniel Baker	W	40-0
S24	at Arkansas Tech	W	33-0
O1	vs. Austin College	W	28-0
O8	at North Texas*	W	20-17
O15	Texas State	W	19-6
O22	at Texas A&M-Commerce	L	13-25
O29	Houston*	W	33-21	13,000
N5	at Sam Houston State	W	21-13
N12	Oklahoma City	W	60-16
N19	Trinity*	W	53-0
			365-98

1950

Co-Gulf Coast Conference Champions

Overall: 4-5-1

Gulf Coast Conference: 1-1-1

Head Coach: Billy Stamps

Date	Opponent	W/L	Score	Attend
	Southwestern Oklahoma	W	40-6
	McMurry	L	6-19
	at Austin College	L	13-27
	at University of Mexico	W	67-6
	North Texas*	T	7-7
	Texas A&M-Commerce	L	27-35
	Abilene Christian	L	0-13
	Sam Houston State	W	23-20
	Trinity*	W	30-14
	at Houston*	L	18-40
			231-187

1951

Overall: 5-4-1

Gulf Coast Conference: 0-1-1

Head Coach: Dixie White

Date	Opponent	W/L	Score	Attend
	Central Oklahoma	W	26-0
	McMurry	W	35-13
	Austin College	W	34-22
	Hardin-Simmons	L	21-32
	University of Mexico	W	37-0
	at Texas A&M-Commerce	L	26-46
	at Abilene Christian	L	13-21
	at North Texas*	L	0-61
	Southwestern Oklahoma	W	77-8
	at Trinity*	T	19-19
			288-222

1952

Overall: 6-5

Gulf Coast Conference: 1-1

Head Coach: Dixie White

Date	Opponent	W/L	Score	Attend
	McMurry	W	26-14
	Austin College	W	21-7
	vs. Abilene Christian	L	0-21
	Hardin-Simmons	L	14-34
	vs. Texas A&M-Commerce	L	0-46
	Texas-El Paso	L	7-13
	at West Texas A&M	W	21-13
	New Mexico State	W	28-6
	Trinity*	W	28-27
	North Texas*	L	7-33
	at University of Mexico	W	64-20
			216-234

1953

Overall: 2-8-1

Gulf Coast Conference: 0-2

Head Coach: Joe Saitta

Date	Opponent	W/L	Score	Attend
S19	Southwestern Oklahoma	W	32-14
S26	at Hardin-Simmons	L	7-33
O3	Abilene Christian	L	7-13
O12	vs. University of Mexico	W	27-19
O17	at North Texas*	L	7-39
O24	McMurry	L	14-19
O31	at Texas-El Paso	L	7-27
N7	West Texas A&M	L	14-20
N14	at Trinity*	L	7-62
N21	at Arizona State	T	12-12
N28	Austin College	L	18-19
			152-277

1954

Overall: 4-5-1

Gulf Coast Conference: 0-2

Head Coach: Joe Saitta

Date	Opponent	W/L	Score	Attend
S18	Morningside College	W	28-6
S25	at Trinity*	L	7-20
O2	at West Texas A&M	W	14-7
O9	at McMurry	L	7-14
O16	Arizona State	W	14-7
O23	at Austin College	W	6-0
O30	Central Oklahoma	T	20-20
N6	at University of Mexico	L	19-20	50,000
N13	Abilene Christian	L	13-33
N24	North Texas*	L	0-19
			128-146

1955

Overall: 2-8

Gulf Coast Conference: 0-2

Head Coach: Dick Todd

Date	Opponent	W/L	Score	Attend
	Southwestern Oklahoma	W	32-20
	at Arizona State	L	7-28
	West Texas A&M	L	0-34
	McMurry	L	20-21
	at Eastern New Mexico	L	6-18
	North Texas*	L	13-40
	California Poly	L	7-19
	Trinity*	L	6-38
	Abilene Christian	L	21-26
	Austin College	W	47-6
			159-250

1956

Overall: 3-7

Gulf Coast Conference: 0-2

Coach: Dick Todd

Date	Opponent	W/L	Score	Attend
	University of Mexico	W	32-13
	at Youngstown State	L	6-20
	McMurry	L	26-33
	North Texas*	L	7-14
	at Austin College	W	34-7
	Sheppard AFB	W	27-21
	at Abilene Christian	L	7-13
	Trinity*	L	7-34
	at California Poly	L	13-24
	West Texas A&M	L	14-41
			173-220